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Title: Mixed-mu superconducting bearings

Patent ·
OSTI ID:871390

A mixed-mu superconducting bearing including a ferrite structure disposed for rotation adjacent a stationary superconductor material structure and a stationary permanent magnet structure. The ferrite structure is levitated by said stationary permanent magnet structure.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
Assignee:
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Patent Number(s):
US 5722303
OSTI ID:
871390
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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